Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
13. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mechanically propelled vehicles reported stolen in each of the past five years; if she will use global positioning system technology to reduce these numbers by tracking stolen vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10015/16]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that figures relating to the category of theft/taking of vehicle and related offences are available on the Central Statistics website www.cso.ie as follows:
|
Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Theft/taking of vehicle and related offences |
10,393 |
8,448 |
7,368 |
7,763 |
As the Deputy will note, these statistics indicate a significant decrease in the number of vehicle theft and related offences over the five years referred to in his question, with the 2015 figure representing a close to 40% reduction in the number of such offences when compared with the 2011 figure.
I trust the Deputy will appreciate that the provision of crime prevention advice and the adoption of various crime reduction strategies are an operational matter in the first instance for An Garda Síochána. I can, however, inform the Deputy that an information leaflet dealing specifically with vehicle crime prevention is available from An Garda Síochána's website, and this details a range of practical steps that vehicle owners can take, including the use of vehicle tracking systems.
I will of course bring any particular suggestions the Deputy has in relation to further enhancing vehicle crime prevention to the attention of An Garda Síochána.
